Today on Around Kansas Deb and Michelle talk about historical happenings in Council Grove and Fort Wallace, share their varied experiences with raccoons, and preview the upcoming events in Winfield, Kansas! 

Links from this episode: Council Grove: https://www.councilgrove.com Fort Wallace Museum:  https://ftwallace.com Raccoons:  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/raccoon Winfield, KS: https://www.winfieldks.org/residents/index.php Walnut Valley Festival: https://www.wvfest.com Robby Steinhardt: https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/robby-steinhardt-1950-2021-violinist-and-singer-with-kansas/

Today on Around Kansas Michelle gets to play while Deb is away on Santa Fe Trail Business. In our history segment we will learn about the battles of Island Mound and Honey Springs. Our wildlife segment features everything you wanted to know about ravens. Michelle takes us to northeast Oklahoma for some history and fun with Kansas connections with her special guest Kay Little of Little History Adventures!

Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site: https://mostateparks.com/park/battle-island-mound-state-historic-site

Battle of Honey Springs Historic Site:

https://www.okhistory.org/sites/honeysprings

Visit Bartlesville:

https://www.visitbartlesville.com

Bartlesville Area History Museum:

http://www.bartlesvillehistory.com

Visit Dewey:

https://www.cityofdewey.com/About_Dewey/Things_To_Do_See.aspx

Dewey Hotel Museum:

http://www.wchs-ok.net/index.html

Woolaroc:

https://www.woolaroc.org

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower:

https://www.pricetower.org

Frank and Lola’s:

http://frankandlolas.com

Outpost Coffee:

https://outpostcoffeeco.com

Little History Adventures:

https://www.facebook.com/LittleHistoryAdventures/

Today on Around Kansas, Deb and Michelle share the travels of Abraham Lincoln in Kansas, hop around with the Kangaroo Rat, and take us to fairs around Kansas!

Territorial Kansas Online: https://territorialkansasonline.ku.edu

Leavenworth Main Street:  http://leavenworthmainstreet.com

Kansas Fairs:  https://www.kansasfairsassociation.com

Ad Astra Eating Magazine: https://www.facebook.com/realkansasfood/

Today on Around Kansas Deb and Michelle honor Paul Hutton and Robert Utley, look at the interesting life of the badger, and take us to Independence, Kansas for some fun via space.

Links from this episode: Paul Andrew Hutton: http://www.paulandrewhutton.com Robert Utley: https://www.robertutley.net Western Writers of America: https://westernwriters.org Neewollah: https://www.neewollah.com Independence Kansas: https://indkschamber.org Independence Historical Museum and Art Center: https://www.independencehistoricalmuseum.org Astra Festival: https://www.astrafest.org Magnolia Scents by Design: https://magnoliascents.com

Deb and Michelle are taking a break to pursue a few other exciting projects. They have promised to share them when it's time, but until then, here is a Class Episode from when Around Kansas was on broadcast. 

On this week’s episode of Around Kansas Deb and Michelle explore historical oddities in Kansas museums, share stories about catfish, and visit natural history museums where you can take the family this summer!

Oddities:00:00:07

Catfish and Noodling: 00:25:43

Staycation Sites: 00:35:59

Links from this episode:

Kansas Museum of History: www.kshs.org

University of Kansas Natural History Museum: www.biodiversity.ku.edu

Frontier Army Museum: https://history.army.mil/museums/TRADOC/frontier-army-museum/

Sternberg Museum: https://sternberg.fhsu.edu

Fick Museum: https://www.visitoakleyks.com/fick-fossil-museum

Today on Friday Fun Deb and Michelle talk about all the fun you can have with words and interesting expressions!

Today on Wildlife Wednesday Deb and Michelle talk about mountain lions in Kansas!